critical period | Spiritual Birth

Pregnancy and Birth Information June 20, 2010June 20, 2010 by Marianne Littlejohn

Of Mothers and Midwives

True midwives are sensitive to the needs of mothers AND babies. Mothers need to choose their care providers and midwives so they are supported effectively to achieve a safe and empowering natural birth.

Women need to prepare for natural birth in every aspect of their lives, including the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical areas of their being. A woman deserves the right to choose her companions as well as where and how she will give birth to her child.

Pregnancy and birth are normal life events for most women. To this end, interventions should be kept to a minimum wherever possible. A baby who is born gently and welcomed by warm, caring parents receives the best possible start in life.

Women who are well prepared in their minds, bodies and spirits can experience birth as a profoundly moving and empowering event.